Aim: The aims of this study were to examine and compare the prevalence od Internet
addiction among students of second year undergraduate and integrated studies, first year
graduate studies and fourth year integrated studies at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in
Osijek, and association between Internet addiction and sex, socioeconomic status, academic
success and personality traits.
Design: Cross-sectional study
Participants and Methods: The study included students of second year undergraduate and
integrated studies, first year graduate studies and fourth year integrated studies at the Josip
Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek. The research was conducted via an anonymous selfadministered
questionnaire that consisted of questions pertaining to socio-demographic
characteristics, Kimberly Young questionnaire about Internet addiction and Questionnaire
about personality traits.
Results: The analyzed data were obtained from 730 students at the University in Osijek. The
results show that students use Internet mostly for social networks and entertainment. Internet
addiction is more common among male students, and socioeconomic parameters, academic
success and personality traits were not associated with Internet addiction among students.
Conclusion: Internet addiction represents an important public health problem and challenge in
Republic of Croatia with even prevalence among students on various levels of study.